Week 3

Week 3  1/31-2/6

How big- weight check in on2/3 with lactation consultant was 7lbs 4oz. Go Team Sam!

Clothing size- newborn. I don’t see us leaving this size anytime real soon.

Eating- We had a weighted feed (if you are having trouble BF, this is something that you need to ask for. It will allow you to know what amount of food he is getting with each session) with Sammy breast feeding on 2/3 with the specialist. For 15 minutes on each side. One side he ate 4cc in 15 minutes and then 2cc after 15 minutes on the other side. It confirmed that I am not crazy, I honest to god have no milk to give this little guy going on 3 week post partum. Discouraging for me as a mother but we need to focus and move forward with other options. I will not be able to solely breast feed unfortunately but we are going to keep trying. Right now we can’t seem to break the 45cc (ounce and half) mark with each feeding.

Sleep- LC told me it was ok to not wake him every 3 hours and let him go to every 4 if he will sleep that long. We never made it past about 3 hours so Sam must have become adjusted to last week’s schedule. As long as he is eating and gaining weight, that is ok. I don’t mind.

Movement- this little guy is Italian. He has been speaking (screaming) with his hands since day 4 of life. His hands are always out there grabbing at everything. I am kind of in love with his hands!

Milestones- Sammy stays awake more in the day. We sing, read books, and cuddle. Even when we are cuddling, his eyes are open big and he is staring right at me! Also, we are doing trial runs in the crib with his naps. He had 2 days of 30 minutes and one day where he made it 2 hours after the library story time that I kept him awake for. Nobody wants a sleeping baby in library story time but he stayed awake for most of it!

Hardest Moment- having the specialist tell me I solely cannot feed my child on breast feeding because I don’t produce enough milk. This was not an easy thing to hear and I feel like my body is defeating me. I keep reminding myself Happy Mom= Happy Baby so stop obsessing. Also, as long as he is eating and gaining weight, that is what is important.

Best Moment- Our family/newborn pictures. OMG… I can’t believe how amazing these pictures turned out to be. I think I can look at these and awww for hours!

Highlights- Diaper changes, yes I know life has changed! It is now become like an action adventure. Dodging poop coming at you mid change and beating the clock in the middle of the change to work fast and efficiently when you know another rush is coming to get a diaper up there quick enough. On the urine note, we had some pee in the face this week. No it was not mine or Frank’s but in Sam’s. He waits until we have the old diaper off and in that few seconds lapse between putting on a fresh one to pee all over the place. Our life will now never be the same in case there was any doubt. Yes folks, diaper changes have become the highlight of the week. Don’t you dare judge us!